Chris Hedges Explores the New McCarthyism With Historian Ellen Schrecker

BLANK Dec 26, 2016 The Truthdig columnist and Yeshiva University professor, author of “Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America,” examine the role of President-elect Donald Trump and the impact the suppression of dissent has had on higher education. The Truthdig columnist and Yeshiva University professor, author of “Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America,” examine the role of President-elect Donald Trump and the impact the suppression of dissent has had on higher education. On his RT show "On Contact," Truthdig columnist Hedges discusses the issue with Yeshiva University professor Schrecker, author of “Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It’s Worse Than You Think

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 12, 2016 The election of Donald Trump, whose appeal to voters is based on magical thinking, paves the way for the rise of a police state unlike anything seen in American history. Its fangs will appear the moment Trump’s base realizes it has been betrayed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Actually Keeps Americans Safe

By Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Oct 3, 2016 The liberties designed by the Founding Fathers are still well aligned with the security of this country and the safety of Americans, while today's government overreach is anything but. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Police Officers Nationwide Are Using Law-Enforcement Databases Illegally for Corrupt, Personal Ends

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 An Associated Press investigation shows officers spying and acquiring information on “romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons that have nothing to do with daily police work." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Democratic Convention 2016: This Is What a Sedate Police Force Looks Like

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The Republican Convention, Donald Trump and the Police State

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jul 11, 2016 Cleveland police have ordered riot gear and the presumptive presidential nominee is promising greater militarization of the police. Don’t be surprised if things outside get violent. Will the Republican National Convention be a preview of a police state headed by a President Trump? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Legalized Murder and the Politics of Terror

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 11, 2016 The police kill citizens with impunity, and that is exactly how the system is designed to work. The numerous little police states that exist in poor urban areas across the U.S. are models for a system that would enslave all of us. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Disabled Cancer Patient Sues TSA for Physical and Emotional Injury

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2016 Airport security guards violently arrested a disabled teenage cancer patient during a security screening at Memphis International Airport, the girl’s family has alleged in a lawsuit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Welcome to Cop Land

By Matthew Harwood / TomDispatch Dec 21, 2015 If you’ve been listening to various police agencies and their supporters, then you know what the future holds: Anarchy is coming -- and it’s all the fault of activists. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Terrorizing Schoolchildren in the American Police State

By Henry A. Giroux / CounterPunch Nov 6, 2015 Under the regime of a predatory neoliberalism, compassion and respect for others are viewed increasingly with contempt while the spectacle of violence titillates the multitudes and moves markets. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

AUDIO: What Does Chris Hedges Really Want From Us? (Updated)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 9, 2015 In advance of the May 12 release of Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges’ new book, “Wages of Rebellion,” Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer asks Hedges what he’s really asking people to do when he urges them to revolt. Update: Transcript added. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

A Five-Step Guide to Police Repression, From Ferguson to Baltimore and Beyond

By Michael Gould-Wartofsky, TomDispatch May 6, 2015 Equate dissidents with domestic terrorists; arm police with "less-lethal" weapons; replace humans with robots. Here is a step-by-step guide, based on the latest developments in the security sector, on how to police a protest movement in the new age of domestic counterinsurgency. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )